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James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb telescope's 100-hour reexamination of one of Hubble's most iconic extragalactic images reveals extraordinary new details.

'The most significant JWST finding to date': James Webb spots — then loses — a giant planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our closest sun-like star
By Elizabeth Howell published
Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to understanding how early galaxies grow.

Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why.
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor.

Whooo's there? James Webb telescope spots rare 'Cosmic Owl'
By Abha Jain published
Located billions of light-years away, the "Cosmic Owl" is a pair of colliding ring galaxies spotted by the JWST. It's also an "exceptional natural laboratory" for studying how galaxies evolve.

James Webb telescope reveals dizzying galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the week
By Shreejaya Karantha published
This unprecedented view of the Bullet Cluster provided by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals how the dark matter is distributed.

James Webb telescope discovers tentacled 'jellyfish' galaxy swimming through deep space
By Perri Thaler published
A possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution and star formation.

Mysterious 'rogue' objects discovered by James Webb telescope may not actually exist, new simulations hint
By Abha Jain published
A new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023 may be fiction rather than fact.
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